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The Birthday Fish

1987-01-01 · 17 min · Not rated

Comedy · Romance

A young man is obssessed with a goldfish

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Directors
Alex Zamm
Production companies
Columbia University School of the Arts
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Status
Released

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Charles E. GerberHal

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